IPL Worst Player: As the cricketing festivity gets canceled due to Covid-19, let’s take a look at the top 5 worst performers of IPL 2021.
Just like any other season, IPL 2021 was a platform where a plethora of international cricketing superstars face off. While some emerge as dominant taking wickets, scoring amble runs or taking sparkling catches in the field. There is also an unwanted spectacle to witness in every IPL, which is to see the big stars fail.
Similar to the excitement of every season, IPL 2021 also started with a great buzz. From nail-biting finishes to epic comeback, IPL 2021 consisted of all sorts of game even though we were just mid-way.
But there some big international names who failed to fire for their respective teams and have themselves places in the list of top 5 worst performers of IPL 2021.
IPL Worst Player
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Hardik Pandya
In the past couple of seasons, we have seen Mumbai Indians been completely dependent on India’s premier pace-all rounder, Hardik Pandya, wherein he has surpassed those expectations. But in the IPL 2021 edition he finds himself in the top 5 worst performers list courtesy to be able to score only 52 runs in 44 balls at a strike rate of 118 in 7 matches.
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Washington Sundar
He has emerged from this cash-rich league itself and has been able to make his way up the ranks by performing in highly tough conditions for India. But in the IPL 2021 edition that wasn’t to be his case as Washington Sundar managed to pick only 3 wickets in 16 overs that he bowled through at an economy of over 7.3.
Not only that, even when Sundar was promoted by the order for Royal Challengers Bangalore he failed to fire, managing to score 31 runs in 5 innings.
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Eoin Morgan
The England T20 Captain, Eoin Morgan has been consistent on the international platform and as a result took the captaincy from Dinesh Karthik’s clutches in IPL 2020. With KKR not being able to do well, a significant amount of criticism went towards Eoin Morgan as he managed to score only 92 runs in 82 balls that he faced at a strike rate of 112 though the course of 7 games.
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David Warner
He has been the most consistent and accurate leader who has led the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the top half of the IPL table since they have won the trophy. But in IPL 2021, David Warner struggled big time. Although he managed to score 2 half-centuries but his strike just managed to score 100 in both of them. His regular batting average in IPL is 140, but in IPL 2021 it was only 110.
David Warner scored 193 runs in 6 games, but played 175 balls to do so, which is the slowest in his career so far to see him become one of the IPL worst player this season.
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Nicholas Pooran
Known as one of the most devastating power-hitter in T20 cricket, Punjab Kings’ Nicholas Pooran was the worst performer of IPL 2021 as he managed to secure 4 ducks. He is first batsman in the history of the league to secure all sorts of ducks, be it golden, diamond etc.
Even though when he did register runs against his name, he never looked comfortable as he faced 33 balls in 7 games and managed to score only 28 runs.
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